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J. P. BLACK.

PLANTING PLOW.

No. 331,938." h ?a.tented Deo'. 8, 1885.

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JOSEPH P. BLACK, OF ALTON, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE HAPGOOD PLOWT OOMPAN Y, OF

SAME PLAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 331,938, dated December 8, 1885.

Application tiled August 10, 1885.

To allwwm it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH P. BLACK, acitizen oi' the United States, residing at Alton, in the county of Madison and State of Iliinois, have invented a newaud useful Improvement in PlantingPlows, of which the following isa speciiication.

This invention relates to planting-plows of the class known as listing plantingplows, and has the object ofprovidinga planting-plow that shall run more steadily, less liable to tip over, more easily held in place, and less af- I fected by uneven ground-surface than before.

The improvement consists, first, in providingtwo runners bearing upon the furrow-bottom for steadying theworking and assistingin holding the plow in an upright position, second, in certain other improved construction of parts, combinations, and arrangements,which willfirst be shown and described in the specification, and afterward pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, likeletters refer to like parts in all the figures, in which Figure lis a side elevation of my improved listing plantingplow with parts of one handle and mold-board broken away, to better show the detail construction. Fig. 2 is a top or plan view with the seed`box J removed,to bring into view the braceframe H, showing how said frame is combined and arranged with the plowbeam, handles, and seed-pipe. Fig. 3 is atop or plan View, enlarged, of the brace-frame H, showing its construction and how the seedpipe is supported thereby. Fig. 4 is a perspective View, enlarged, of one of the runners R,showing how it may be constructed and how the lug c may be combined therewith.

My improved planting-plow may be provided with the double or two shares C C, the two mold-boards B B with the handles D D, the seed-box J, seed-pipe G, drill-tooth E, and coveringblades F F, as usual and well known and shown in the drawings.

The beam A, which I name and call openbar beam, I preferably construct as follows: arepresents the rear part, which may be termed standard, consisting of a single bar bent curved, its rear end curved downwardly, and the moldboards and share connected thereto,

the front part of said beam. c represent the Serial No. 173,963. (No model.)

front part, consisting of two dat bars having their front ends joined, and a clevis, a, connected thereto, their rear ends embracing the front end of the said rear part and rigidly attached thereto by the bolts or rivets b b. The said tlat bars a,I preferably bend with offsets,

so as to provide for a suitable space between them in which the wheel S may move without interference, as will be understood byinspect- 6o ing the drawings. The said beam constructed as above shown is of ashape better adapted to connect with and support all the parts of the planting-plow, of lighter weight,and stronger than heretofore,and is one of the essential fea- 65, tures of my invention.

S represents a sprocket-wheel for operating the seed-dropping wheel, consisting of the hub t, provided with the spokes s, rigidly set therein and having their outer ends preferably 7o sharp-pointed for easily entering the ground. The said wheel is journaled in the hangers m m, which may be adjustable up and down by the series of perforations in its arms, as shown in Fig. 1, by which the said wheel may be moved and adjusted up and down, and the spokes s madeto enter the ground a greater or less depth, as may be desired.

n represents a pulley attached to thejournal of the hub t, and caused to revolve by rotating the said wheel,and the belt p, connecting with the wheel J, operates the seed droppingas will be understood by inspecting the drawings.

It will be observed that in the arrangement and operation the beam A admits the wheel S to be located and travel in the center line of working in advance of the plow and between the bars c a', by which the spokes will enter the soil a greater orless depth and over uneven ground, and cause the wheel to rotate without 9o any tendency to stagger, tip, or lift the plow from a level line ofworking, doing better work than heretofore, as will be understood by inspecting Fig. l, in which y represents the uneven top of the ground, and z the line of level g5 working of the plow.

R R represent runners attached to the plow and extending rearwardly in such a manner as to rest npon the bottom of the furrow, and I- preferably connect said runners so that they Ico shall slide along the outer edge of the furrow, by which they support, steady, and assist in holding the plow from careening or tipping, and by which the plow is operated with greater ease than heretofore. The said runners R may consist of the flat bar e, with a center rib, as

5 shown, to rest upon the ground, its front end bent upwardly,as a sled-runner,to more readily slide along, and its front end may form the lugl o, with perforations d d,to connect with the plow, and the said lug may preferably be 1o utilized and used to connect the outer end of the share to the mold-board, as will be understood by inspecting the drawings.

H represents what I call and name braceframe,7 connecting and bracing the beam with [5 the handles and seed-pipe, as shown, consisting of two flat bars, 1 1,with their ends perforated and bent for attachment to the beam A and handles D D, the cross-bar 2,having its ends 4 4 bent and rigidly attached to the bars 1 1, and

2o its center part formed to t and support the seed-pipe G, and the cap-bar 3, embracing the seed-pipe G, and adj ustably attached to the said cross-bar 2 with bolts 7 7, as shown in detail in Fig. 2, by which the bars 1 1 connect and brace the handles with the beam, the cross-bar 2 affords a seat and support for connecting the seed-pipe G, and the cap 3 admits the seed-pipe G being moved and adjusted up and down and rigidly held in any desired position, as will be understood by inspecting the drawings.

of two bars having their front endsjoined and supporting a clevis, their rear ends embracing the said rear part and rigidly attached thereto, and a suitable space between the said two bars to admit an operating-wheel, in combination 4o with a listing-plow provided with seed-planting mechanism and an operating-wheel, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The sprocket-wheel S. consistingol a hub provided with spokes rigidly attaehedithereto, and having their outer ends pointed, and the two hangers m m, adjustable up and down, in combination with the beam A, having its rear part of a single bar, and its front part of two bars, and with a listing-plow provided with a drill-tooth and covering-blades, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a planting-plow, the combination of the sprocket-wheel S, the hangers m m, pulley n, and belt p, with the beam A, provided with and carrying the share C, the mold-board B, the seed-box J, seed-pipe G, drill-tooth E, covering blades F, and handles D, all constructed and arranged to operate substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. The runner R, consisting of abar having its front end bent upwardly and adapted Ato slide upon the bottom of the furrow, and having at its front end thelug adapted to connect the share and mold-board, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The brace-frame H, consisting of two flat bars, 1 1, having their ends bent, perforated, and attached to the beam and handles, the cross-bar 2, and the cap 3, embracing the seedpipe and connected to the said bars 1 1, all constructed, arranged,` and adapted to operate substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

6. In a planting-plow, the combination of the open-barbeam A, the sprocket-wheel S, the shares C, mold-boards D, the seed-box J, seed-pipe G, drill-tooth E, and covering-blades F, the brace-frame H, and handles D, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

JOSEPH P. BLACK.

Witnesses:

J. H. FoRsYTH, Gno. B. HUNT. 

